A -- SOLID STATE ENERGY CONVERSION ALLIANCE (SECA)

Notice Date

August 31, 2000

Contracting Office

U.S. DOE, National Energy Technology Laboratory-Morgantown, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880

ZIP Code

26507-0880

Solicitation Number

DE-PS26-00NT40854

Point of Contact

Mary S. Gabriele, Contract Specialist, (304) 285-4253; Wayne A. Surdoval, Contracting Officer Representative (COR), (412) 386-6002

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the contract specialist. (mgabri@netl.doe.gov)

Description

The U. S. Department of Energy is seeking Industrial Teams to develop a total of three solid-oxide fuel cell system prototypes per team with a net power output of between 3 kilowatts (kW) to 10kW. A single organization (prime) will lead each Industrial Team. The project will be structured in three phases over ten years with minimum goals and requirements established for each phase. A full functional prototype will be tested according to a minimum set of goals and requirements no later than the end of each phase. The goal is to develop solid-oxide fuel cell systems that have broad applicability via use of mass customization techniques. Development of solid-oxide fuel cell systems that are applicable to stationary, mobile, and military applications with minimal differences in core module components is also desired. This solicitation represents the beginning of a new fuel cell program. The new program will attack fuel cell commercialization by reducing costs and producing system configurations that have wide applicability. SECA includes two major components -- the Industrial Team and the Core Technology Program. This solicitation is for the Industrial Team component only. The DOE anticipates award of multiple cost-sharing cooperative agreements; but the DOE reserves the right to award the agreement type and number deemed in its best interest. As required in Section 3002, Title XXX of the Energy Policy Act (EPACT), offerors are advised that mandatory cost-share will be required for each phase of the project: 20% for Phase I and 50% for Phases II and III. A draft solicitation will be available on or about September 15, 2000; a 25-day comment period is anticipated. The draft solicitation, and the final version of the solicitation, will be posted on the NETL Homepage for distribution purposes; the address is "http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/". Offerors are encouraged to download the solicitation once it becomes available, as paper copies will not be distributed. Any future amendments to the solicitation will also be posted on the NETL Homepage. Funds are not currently available for this solicitation; the Government's obligation under any cooperative agreement awarded is contingent upon the availability of appropriated FY2001 funds.

Web Link

Click here to download solicitation (http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000905/ASOL013.HTM (W-244 SN492313)